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Pomiches Creek (East Moriches)

Pomiches is an East Moriches creek placename remembered as the western boundary of Watchogue Neck and interpreted as a crossing or crossway. Pomiches names a creek at East Moriches, associated with Watchogue Neck and the creek-and-path landscape of Unkechaug homelands on the south shore. Pomiches belongs to the East Moriches boundary landscape with Watchogue Neck and Mattuck Brook. Sale, village, swamp, and spelling details appear in the historic moments below. Related forms include Pameeches, Pamachees Pond, and Permichees Swamp. The name is interpreted as a crossing, something coming from the side, or a crossway, possibly referring to a creek and path crossing. Why Place Names Matter “Place names conserve the cultural memory of communities and peoples as well as the memory of natural processes and events.” — Přemysl Mácha, Wherein lies the heritage value of place...